selectedField

Type

function

Summary

Returns the number of the field with the text selection or insertion point.

Syntax

the selectedField

selectedField()

Description

Use the selectedField function to determine which field the selection is in.

If there is no insertion point or text selection, the selectedField function returns empty. Otherwise, the selectedField is the same object as the one specified by the focusedObject function.

Examples

the selectedField

hide the selectedField

Related

control structure: function

function: selectedLoc, selectedChunk, focusedObject, number

glossary: insertion point, return, object

keyword: field, selection

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile